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Seagate Technology Employee/Dependent Data Breach Settlement

Seagate is settling a class action related to a phishing attack that occurred on or around March 1, 2016. The attack exposed the 2015 Form W-2 data of employees who worked for Seagate or certain affiliated companies during 2015. According to the complaint, fraudulent tax returns were filed in some employees’ names, sometimes jointly in their spouses’ names as well. At the time of the data breach, Seagate offered employees two years of free credit protection through Experian’s ProtectMyID plan. This settlement offers to extend that protection by two years, offer protection to spouses and qualifying adult dependents, and provide reimbursement for certain expenses incurred as a result of the breach.

Docket Number:

3:16-cv-01958-RS

Company:

Seagate Technology

Class Period:

Thursday, January 1, 2015 to Thursday, December 31, 2015

Filing Deadline:

Monday, December 31, 2018

Objection Deadline:

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Exclusion Deadline:

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Final Approval Hearing:

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Proof of Purchase:

Employee Class members do not need to provide evidence to obtain or extend the protection plan. Third-Party Class members must provide evidence of their qualifying status to obtain protection plans. All class members must provide various forms of evidence for reimbursement. See the Notice at https://secure.dahladmin.com/SEAGAT/content/documents/LongFormNotice.pdf for details.

Eligibility:

You may be eligible if you are a member of either of the following classes.

Employee Class: All current or former employees of Seagate or its affiliates whose 2015 Form W-2 data was involved in the data incident.

The deadline to request the ID protection plan is June 30, 2018. The deadline to submit reimbursement forms is December 31, 2018.

Typical Settlement Amount:

Up to $3,5000 Settlement class members may obtain two benefits: (1) Two years of ProtectMyID plan, or two years’ extension of a current ProtectMyID plan; and (2) up to $3,500 reimbursement of expenses related to the data incident, provided claims have first been fully pursued under the ProtectMyID plan. See the Notice at https://secure.dahladmin.com/SEAGAT/content/documents/LongFormNotice.pdf.